Location via proxy:   [ UP ]  
[Report a bug]   [Manage cookies]                
Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    From $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Septuagint: Obadiah
    Septuagint: Obadiah
    Septuagint: Obadiah
    Ebook28 pages17 minutes

    Septuagint: Obadiah

    By Scriptural Research Institute

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    The origin of the Book of Obadiah is debated to some degree, with some scholars suggesting that the book my date to the Persian era, however, the general view is that it dates to before the fall of Judea to the Babylonians in 587 BC. The exact identity of Obadiah is debated by scholars, however, the Rabbinical Jewish and Orthodox Christian identification of Obadiah is that he was an Edomite who worked for King Ahab and Queen Jezebel of Judea, circa 860 BC. This Obadiah was described as saving 100 prophets from Ahab and Jezebel in Septuagint's 3rd Kingdoms (Masoretic Kingdoms). An alternate theory is that he was the Obadiah who served as a captain under King Ahaziah of Samaria in his dispute with Elijah, circa 850 BC, however, Ahaziah had no reason to threaten Edom, which was south of Judea and Moab, and did not border Samaria.

    In the Islamic tradition, Obadiah is known as Abdullah, which is derived from the name Abdeel, not Obadiah. Abdeel was mentioned in the Masoretic Book of Jeremiah, but not the Septuagint's Jeremiah. In Masoretic Jeremiah, Abdeel was referred to as the father of Shelemiah, one of the men that was commanded to seize Jeremiah and Baruch by King Jehoiakim. If Obadiah's name was originally Abdeel, then his name would have been changed, as well as his god, from El to Iah, at some point before the Twelve books of the minor prophets were combined in the Persian era. Several other Obadiahs were mentioned in the Hebrew scriptures, ranging from the time of David, circa 1000 BC to the time of Ezra the Scribe, circa 450 BC, so the exact identity of the author remains debated.

    Nevertheless, the dominant view is that he lived in the 9th-century BC, an Edomite who made a lot of money in Judea, working for King Ahab and Queen Jezebel, and then used his wealth to hide the 100 prophets that the King and Queen were trying to kill. As described in the various books of the prophets, his world was very different from the later Kingdom of Judea that emerged in the 2nd-century BC, as the Israelites of his time were still polytheistic, worshiping the Canaanite Elohim, as well as statues of Iaw (Masoretic Yahweh), the God the Jews and Samaritans would later worship. The Book of Obadiah is a short manuscript, which likely started as a letter to the Edomites, who had recently been driven south into the mountains around Petra. Due to its brevity, there are few differences between the Septuagint's and Masorites' versions of Obadiah. The notable difference between the two versions is the name of God, which is generally Lord (κύριος) in the Septuagint, other than in the opening line, where is was Lord God (κύριος ὁ θεὸς). Conversely, in the Masoretic version of Obadiah, the only god mentioned is Yahweh (יְהוָ֖ה). As the Edomites are known to have worshiped Iaw circa 800 BC, Obadiah's letter would likely have mentioned their god, and therefore the name Iaw (Septuagint's Yahweh) is restored in this translation. Iaw was in early copies of the Septuagint, however, not in as many places as the Masoretic Texts. The name was later removed from Christian versions of the Septuagint in the 3rd-century and is likely when the name redacted from this book. The alternate term in the Septuagint's Obadiah, Lord God, is a common reference to Lord El from the First Temple era, which was redacted from the proto-Masoretic texts during the Hasmonean dynasty when Yahweh replaced El.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherScriptural Research Institute
    Release dateJul 28, 2020
    ISBN9781989852460
    Septuagint: Obadiah

    Read more from Scriptural Research Institute

    Related to Septuagint

    Related ebooks

    Christianity For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related categories

    Reviews for Septuagint

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

      Book preview

      Septuagint - Scriptural Research Institute

      Copyright

      While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, the publisher assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions, or for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.

      SEPTUAGINT: OBADIAH

      Digital edition. January 31, 2021.

      Copyright © 2021 Scriptural Research Institute.

      ISBN: 978-1-989852-46-0

      The Septuagint was translated into Greek at the Library of Alexandria between 250 and 132 BC.

      This English translation was created by the Scriptural Research Institute in 2020 and 2021, primarily from the Codex Vaticanus, although the Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Alexandrinus were also used for reference. Additionally, the Leningrad Codex of the Masoretic Texts, and the Dead Sea Scroll MurXII were used for comparative analysis.

      The image used for the cover is a colorized version of ‘El Khasnè, Petra’ by Favid Roberts, sketched in 1849.

      Forward

      IN THE MID-3RD CENTURY BC, King Ptolemy II Philadelphus of Egypt ordered a translation of the ancient Hebrew scriptures for the Library of Alexandria, which resulted in the creation of the Septuagint. The original version, published circa 250 BC, only included the Torah, or in Greek terms, the Pentateuch. The Torah is the five books traditionally credited to Moses, circa 1500 BC: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. According to Jewish tradition, the original Torah was lost when the Babylonians destroyed the Temple of Solomon and was later rewritten by Ezra the Scribe from memory during the Second Temple period. The life of

      Enjoying the preview?
      Page 1 of 1